Pat Harrington (soccer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Patrick Harrington | ||
| Date of birth | April 17, 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1986 | Charlton Athletic F.C. | 0 | (0) |
| 1987–1990 | Toronto Blizzard | 52 | (0) |
| 1991–1992 | Montreal Supra | 28 | (0) |
| 1993–1995 | Montreal Impact | 43 | (0) |
| 1994-1997 | Buffalo Blizzard (indoor) | 69 | (1) |
| 1996 | Kansas City Wizards | 8 | (0) |
| 1996 | Columbus Crew | 4 | (0) |
| 1997 | Detroit Safari (indoor) | ||
| 1999-2000 | Sacramento Knights (indoor) | 42 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1992 | Canada | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 October 2009 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 October 2009 | |||
Pat Harrington (born April 17, 1965) is a former soccer and Canadian national team goalkeeper.
Club career
In December 1983, the Toronto Blizzard selected Harrington in the first round (second overall) of the 1983 North American Soccer League draft.[1] He moved to English side Charlton Athletic before signing with the Toronto Blizzard in 1987. He then played for Montreal outfits Supra and Impact. In 1994, he joined the Buffalo Blizzard of the National Professional Soccer League. He scored in the team's second game of the season, but played only eleven games that year due to injury.[2][3] During the 1996-1997 NPSL season, Harrington had the league's lowest goals against average. On March 4, 1996, the Kansas City Wiz selected Harrington in the first round (fifth overall) of the 1996 MLS Supplemental Draft. He began the season with Kansas City, but moved to the Columbus Crew. The Crew released him at the end of the season. On April 24, 1997, the Detroit Safari selected Harrington in the first round (fifth overall) of the Continental Indoor Soccer League draft.[4] In 1999 and 2000, he played for the Sacramento Knights in the World Indoor Soccer League.[5]
International career
Harrington made his senior debut for Canada in a September 1992 friendly match against the USA, coming on as a second-half substitute for Paul Dolan. It proved to be his only international appearance.
He did however also play at the inaugural 1989 FIFA Futsal World Championship. .[6]
External links
- Player profile - CanadaSoccer
- Harrington.html Pat Harrington at National-Football-Teams.com
- MLS: Pat Harrington
- FIFA: Pat Harrington
References
- 1965 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Montreal
- Buffalo Blizzard players
- Canadian soccer players
- Canada men's international soccer players
- Charlton Athletic F.C. players
- Continental Indoor Soccer League players
- Detroit Safari players
- Sporting Kansas City players
- Association football goalkeepers
- Association football goalkeepers who have scored
- Soccer people from Quebec
- Sacramento Knights players
- Toronto Blizzard (1986–93) players
- Major League Soccer players
- Montreal Supra players
- Montreal Impact (1992–2011) players
- National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) players
- World Indoor Soccer League players
- Columbus Crew SC players
- Canadian Soccer League (1987–92) players
- American Professional Soccer League players
- A-League (1995–2004) players
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Canada men's youth international soccer players
- Sporting Kansas City draft picks